SCORES at the Community Shield Match!

Last night, SCORES was featured during the Sounders Community Shield match vs. Colorado Rapids at Qwest Field! A portion of ticket sales were donated to our organization and representatives from our organization were in attendance. The best part- SCORES students Anh T. and Alejandro C. were there with us and were on the pitch for the trophy ceremony! Check out the picture! What a great night!

Kicks 4 Kids!

Make sure and click on on the link on the right to get your tickets for this wonderful event organized by one of our board members, Craig Walker. It will be a great night full of prizes, Sounders and Huskies on the big screen, food, drinks, and all this while supporting our great program at America SCORES Seattle! Kells will also be showing The Huskies take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers as well. There will be lots of futball and football on the 18th. Get down to Kells!

Here's what Craig had to say about the upcoming event:

“I’m excited for the 2nd Annual Kicks 4 Kids to be held at Kells, our organizing committee has come up with some great auction items again this year. Last year we raised over $5,000 and we look forward to raising even more money this year.”

Paragon was a HIT!!

Thanks to everyone who made it over to Paragon last night! Everyone had a great time watching Taylor Graham carefully pour the beers, with his teammates Roger Levesque, Nate Jaqua, Pat Noonan, Mike Fucito, and James Riley. Thanks all of you, every time you sub-in behind the bar, a SCORES elementary student gets to keep playing soccer!

The Sounders attracted the guests who collectively donated almost $900 to Seattle's youth getting soccer and writing coaching for more seasons to come!!

In addition to the Sounders behind the bar, we had great prize drawing items ranging from autographed memorabilia to bottles of wine to restaurant gift certificates. It great to see some SCORES supporters walk home with these.

We also have to give a big shout out to Paragon for hosting the shindig, getting Budweiser to make some posters and provide Sounders FC pint glasses. Thanks!

Also, thanks to Flavor of Seattle who keep coming to our events and donating a portion of their gift card sales to SCORES. Keep it guys, we appreciate it.

A St. Paddy's day SCORES Update!

Here are a few updates about SCORES activities...

Sounders Community Shield Match
We also want to send a big thank you to all of the 18,000 plus fans who stood out in the rain for last Thursday's Sounders match. Some of the Community Shield match's proceeds will go to the four community partners, including SCORES Seattle! The funds will help soccer touch the lives of almost 200 elementary students this spring and beyond. THANKS!!

NY Slam Poets
On Last Friday some of the staff got to go watch some of the practice rounds of our national slam poets. The poems, the performance and speaking styles are really coming together for these two poet-athletes. Eddie has really put a beat/rhythm behind his words. You can hear the hip hop behind each of his lines and stanzas. Milla has a poem with her insights into her everyday life, but the surprise is that she is a fluent Russian speaker. She incorporates a little of her mother's native language into the poem too! New York is going to be great!

Coach Refresher Sessions
The writing coaches got together and there was a lot of discussion about what the spring curriculum and what service learning is all about. They talked about ways to avoid disengagement and some hypothesizing about projects and ways to make the experience stronger. All of the great veteran coaches shared stories and offered advice based on their firsthand experience.

“It’s fantastic to see the teachers coming together and talking about how they can make the experience more impactful and exciting for these kids,” said Carolyn Clark, America SCORES Seattle VISTA. “Seeing them invest their time and energy the way they have is the most we can expect from anyone we try to engage with our organization.”

The soccer coaches received some soccer training from Seattle University's head assistant coach, an assistant coach and a couple players who ran through the drills being taught. After the coaching session there was a SCORES coach scrimmage where everyone ran around getting into SCORES mode. Afterward the coaches gathered in a classroom to talk amongst themselves about best practices.

Happy St. Paddy's day! Remember to wear your green, maybe a Rave Green Sounders jersey.

New SCORES PSA

Here is a new America SCORES Seattle public service announcement. It features Kasey Keller with a couple of our very own SCORES poet-athletes from Dunlap Elementary.

Taylor Graham wins Humanitarian Award

Sounders FC's defense man Taylor Graham won the team's Humanitarian Award for his charitable work. He has been especially active with America SCORES Seattle this season.

Taylor has been unable to play for much of the season due to some foot injuries. So instead of being inactive with his time off, he has been very active in charities like ours.

Taylor has been a huge asset to SCORES this season. He made it to our Fall Frenzy soccer event in September. Taylor walked around talked to all poet-athletes, having pictures taken and really making the students day.

You could see the kids smiles grow when he approached each team. However, some teams made him prove he actually played for the Sounders. He had to list off most of the team's roster before they would believe him. Once he did though, the smiles grew larger and larger as the kids believed they were in the presence of a professional athlete. He really helped make the afternoon special for the kids.

Taylor also came to our Poetry Slam! last month. He was one of the judges. The kids lit up again when they saw him walking through the auditorium. But the students surprised Taylor at the event when the Dunlap boys dropped his name in their poem. Taylor's smile was as big as the kids! It was a great night of the kids poetry and another example of him, just by being there, making others feel special.

The SCORES staff wants to thank Taylor for all his efforts with our organization this year. Also, congratulations on a well deserved award.

Here's a link to the article.

Great Pub Event Last Thursday

We raised over $3,500 at last Thursday's pub event! We had tons of players show up: Fredy Montero, Taylor Graham, Seth Stammler and Kevin Goldthwaite. There were many supporters who came and generously bid on silent auction items and bought prize tickets.
Many of our SCORES coaches came and had a chance for a night out on us. It was the least we could do after a season of hard work with the poet-athletes this fall. We hope to see you all next season.
The staff would like to thank Soudners FC, adidas and MLS W.O.R.K.S. for their prize donations, without these the night couldn't have gone as well.
Thank you to all the silent auction bidders and congratulations to all the prize drawing winners.

Merchandise Changes for Pub Event

As with any work in progress, things change. Our event changed a little too. We are still going to be at FOX Sports Grill at 6 p.m. We are still expecting many players to make appearances from both the Sounders FC and from around the MLS.

But the changes are as follows:
- We're adding a 2009 MLS All-Star Team jersey signed by the entire team

- We're adding another signed Sounders FC jersey

-Thanks to adidas

SCORES MLS Cup Pub Event

America SCORES Seattle is having an MLS Cup Pub Event!

There will be MLS Players from around the league in Seattle for the MLS Cup at our event, not to mention some local Sounders FC favorites.

We’ll have a $5 suggested donation at the door which also buys one ticket for our prize drawing, or 5 tickets for $20.

We're having a drawing and a silent auction with items donated from MLS W.O.R.K.S., adidas and the Sounders FC.

The drawing and auction items are:

A signed 2009 MLS All-Star Team ball

A 2009 All-Star jersey autographed by the game’s MVP, goalkeeper Tim Howard of Everton FC

A trip for two to the 2010 MLS All-Star Game in Houston

Another trip for two to watch a 2010 Sounders game vs. the Philadelphia Union (Date TBD, game tickets, flights and accommodations included)

One autographed jersey from both of the MLS cup teams, LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake, each signed by the entire team

An autographed Sounders ball and jersey

Two tickets to the March 25th Sounders FC’s 2010 season opener

Please bring any guests you feel would be interested.

See you there!

Sounders Tickets $50 now!

Looking for Sounders playoff tickets? The Seattle Sounders FC have generously donated QWEST Field Suite tickets to America SCORES Seattle for the Western Conference Semifinal vs. the Houston Dynamo. They are $50 and all proceeds help support 192 poet-athletes participate in a five-day-a-week literacy and soccer after school program. We will also give you a FREE parking pass for tomorrow's gameday, if you are one of the first 5 buyers. So call and buy a ticket and cheer on the Sounders FC in their pursuit of the MLS Cup! To Donate call our office at 206-988-1000 or email ckelley@americascores.org

SCORES Playoff Tickets

Still don’t have playoff tickets? The Seattle Sounders FC have generously donated 18 QWEST Field Suite tickets to America SCORES Seattle for the Western Conference Semifinal vs. the Houston Dynamo.

With a donation of $100 or more you can help support... 192 poet-athletes participate in a five-day-a-week literacy and soccer after school program and cheer on the Sounders FC in their pursuit of the MLS Cup!

To Donate call our office at 206-988-1000 or email ckelley@americascores.org.

Match InformationHouston Dynamo at Seattle Sounders FCOctober 29, 2009 at 7 pm PDT (ESPN2)Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field Seattle, Wash.

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SCORES-Sounders Pub Event

Everyone on the SCORES staff wants to send a thank you to the Sounders Coach Sigi, Chris Henderson, the George and Dragon for hosting the event and everyone who came out to support SCORES! Thanks!

The pub event on Wednesday was a resounding success. We saw a great game with a stoppage-time header to tie the game for Team USA. There was a heartfelt tribute to Charlie Davies, the Team USA forward who was involved in a car accident. Lastly, we had an insightful discussion with Sounders Coach Sigi and Technical Director Chris Henderson.

With all this great action going on we also raised over $1,000 for SCORES programs!

We'll let everyone know about next month's Scores-Sounders Pub Event when the date is finalized.

Sounders & SCORES Pub Event

Sounders FC & SCORES will host a pub event this Wednesday with coach Sigi Schmid, Technical Director Chris Hendersen and a surprise special guest.

We'll be at The George & Dragon Pub this Wednesday in Fremont from 5 to 8 p.m. watching men's team USA vs. Costa Rica. There will be a Q & A session with Sounders personnel.

There will be a prize drawing for an autographed Freddie Ljundberg soccer ball or a pair of 2010 Sounders FC tickets.

You will also be able to enter a silent auction for a signed Fredy Montero jersey.

The U.S. Open Cup will be on display for everyone to come and see!

There is a $5 suggested donation to America SCORES Seattle at the door.

more photos from Sunday

Sounders Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Taylor Graham posing for pictures with the U.S. Open Cup



Sounders Patrick Ianni and Evan Brown signing autographs



Sounders with America SCORES Seattle staff and Board Chair



Sounders with America SCORES Seattle staff and Board Chair

Thanks for the SCORES love on Sunday

Yesterday's event at the Sounders team store was a success. The America SCORES Seattle staff wants to send a big Thank You to everyone who showed up to receive Sounder FC autographs, entered the drawings for autographs and season tickets, and made donations to SCORES. We really appreciated seeing all the new faces.

We also want to send a special thanks to Pacific Place, the Sounders, and The Pro Shop at Pacific Place. Thanks for all the help and including SCORES in the event!

Also, remember to become a Facebook Fan of America SCORES Seattle.
Here's a link to the page: America SCORES Seattle Link.